2010-11 Men's Basketball News
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University men's basketball Head Coach Kip Ioane has announced the incoming recruiting class for the Bearcats in 2011-12. The list of recruits includes seven freshmen.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University junior wing/post Taylor Mounts has been chosen Second Team All-Northwest Conference in voting by the league's head coaches. Mounts finished the season ranked second in the NWC in both scoring and rebounding.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team rallied past visiting Lewis & Clark College to defeat the Pioneers, 76-73, in a Northwest Conference game at Cone Field House on Saturday, Feb. 19.
TACOMA, WASH. -- Pacific Lutheran University hit 24 of 30 free throws, including 18 of 23 in the second half, as the Lutes rallied from a 45-41 halftime deficit to edge out Willamette University, 90-87, on Friday, Feb. 18 at Olson Auditorium. The Lutes made 7 of 8 free throws in the final two minutes to hold off the Bearcats.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- Whitman College scored 17 of the first 19 points and shot 70.4% in the first half, as the Missionaries built a 29-point halftime lead on their way to a 119-77 win over Willamette University on Saturday, Feb. 12. Whitman upped its record to 17-6, 10-4 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette moved to 6-17 overall, 3-11 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team, which won both of its games last weekend, returns to action by taking on Whitworth University, the #1-ranked team in this week's NCAA Division III Poll released by D3hoops.com. The Bearcats will battle the Pirates on Friday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. (PST) in Spokane, Wash. Willamette will conclude the week by playing Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m.
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Whitworth University, ranked #1 in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25, defeated Willamette University, 115-69, at the Whitworth Fieldhouse on Friday, Feb. 11 to remain undefeated at 22-0 overall, 13-0 in the Northwest Conference. The Pirates shot 52.7% from the field (39 of 74) and committed just nine turnovers. Willamette fell to 6-16 on the season, 3-10 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University shot 61.5% in the first half and struggled from the field in the second half, but held off Pacific University, 80-76, in a Northwest Conference game at Cone Field House on Saturday, Feb. 5. Freshman guard Trevor Bos (Lakewood, CA/St. John Bosco HS) clinched the win by hitting two free throws with five seconds left to create the final score.
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Taylor Mounts (Jr., Wing/Post, Kailua, HI/Iolani School) scored on a 3-point shot from the top of the key with 1.4 seconds remaining to send Willamette University to a 90-88 Northwest Conference victory over Linfield College on Friday, Feb. 5 at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
SALEM, ORE. -- The University of Puget Sound held off a late surge by Willamette University to claim a 69-65 victory in Northwest Conference men's basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 29 at Cone Field House. The Loggers improved to 8-11, 5-5 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 4-15, 1-9 in the NWC. UPS committed 32 turnovers, compared to 17 by the Bearcats. Willamette was unable to take advantage of the turnover margin because the Bearcats shot just 32.4% for the game, finally climbing above the 30% mark with their final rally. Kaleb Shelton led Puget Sound with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Edric Egberuare added 13 points and 10 boards. Terrell Malley (So., G, Portland, OR/Roosevelt HS) topped Willamette with 20 points. Taylor Mounts (Jr., Wing/Post, Kailua, HI/Iolani School) tacked on 18.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- George Fox University outscored Willamette University 28-13 in the final 8:39 to pull away from the Bearcats for a 117-100 victory in Northwest Conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at the Wheeler Sports Center. GFU moved to 5-13 on the season, 3-6 in the NWC. Willamette dropped to 4-14, 1-8 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Pacific Lutheran University sank 11 of 20 three-pointers and made 30 of 37 free throws, as the Lutes defeated Willamette University, 99-72, in a Northwest Conference game at Cone Field House on Saturday, Jan. 22. The Lutes were led by Kyle MacTaggart, who scored 31 points, and by Andrew Earnest, who tacked on 24 points.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- The Willamette University Bearcats and the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers played an exciting, up-tempo game at the Pamplin Sports Complex on Friday, Jan. 21. In the end, Lewis & Clark limited Willamette to 33.3% field goal shooting in the second half, as the Pioneers pull away for a 99-77 victory over the Bearcats in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game.
This story, written by reporter Billy Hull, was posted on-line as a sports feature by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Jan. 12, 2011. It is posted here with the approval of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitworth University, ranked #3 in NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com, connected on 23 of 26 free throws against Willamette University on Saturday, Jan. 15, as the Pirates downed the Bearcats, 84-70, at Cone Field House. Whitworth improved its undefeated record to 15-0, while moving to 6-0 in the Northwest Conference. Willamette fell to 4-11 overall, 1-5 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitman College escaped Cone Field House with a 74-69 men's basketball win over Willamette University on Friday, Jan. 14, but the Missionaries almost had to play an extra five minutes to get the win.